25 Pedestrians of Milwaukee on a Friday at 4:30p.m.

On the twenty-third floor I go to the windows to learn about the pedestrians of Milwaukee.

A man is just off work from a job where they blast air conditioning, sick see his long sleeves? This man is free now but carries the burden of his day and his backpack as he wonders what lies underneath the manhole cover.

A car pulling into a parking garage politely avoids the fellow carrying a big soda. Mr. Big Soda knows that though this particular car is polite, other cars might not be, so he must not sip his soda (no matter how massive it is!) until he is safely past the driveway entrance.

No hands.

Three friends all wearing plaid, blue jeans and backpacks. Very close friends. They also all appear to be very close in height and age.

Jogging man imagines he is Hermes with winged ankles, running through the Grecian skies with a news report for Zeus.

Woman just making sure the whole present is still in there. It would be terrible if she had forgotten part of it on the store counter when she bought all those rolls of tape.

He walks and texts, ignoring the sea of cement all around him.

A man jaywalks as bold and sure as the stripes on his shirt.

She walks so quickly she is almost out of the frame by the time my camera clicks.

10. This woman has a water bottle that is so beautiful (of amber hue, with flower motif) that she carries it facing the hotel in the hope that the Pfister narrator will see it and extol its marvelous grace. Oh! And how I gasp!

11. He thinks he can hide behind the “No Parking” sign, but he doesn’t know we can see his reflection in the window. Heh heh heh.

12. These two people don’t know each other, lead different lives and even walk in opposite directions in this realm, but in the land of the shadows they face the same way.

13. This guy has style.

14. This guy has an itch above his right ear.

15. I see so many people rolling luggage, carrying backpacks and bags downtown it appears as though there is a great migration taking place.

16. He doesn’t stop though he does consider the parking meter’s stasis.

17. Man clambers upon the motorcycle for a few thrilling moments and then gets off again. Its not his motorcycle.

18. Stylish bow tie fellow locks gaze with another man, as if to say, “You stay in the street. This curb belongs to me.”

19. Nice shoes, sir.

20. This guy knows that contrary to what the sign says, there is more than one way.

21. There goes number 21 and her green cell phone. It is amazing that I can see that she has a green phone all the way from the 23rd floor.